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I made a simple rule, but i'm not sure it will work for everyone, but I lost 77 lbs in 2022 due to a health issue and it seems to work. Basically I have to be

by ffwd 3y ago

I made a simple rule, but i'm not sure it will work for everyone, but I lost 77 lbs in 2022 due to a health issue and it seems to work. Basically I have to be hungry from 6 pm to 9 am (and not eat), for at least a week, preferably 2 weeks. If I feel hungry for a period, i lose weight or at worst stay at current weight. Usually i lose a few pounds. Then I can have periods where I can eat more and gain a few, then I just go back to not eating as much and it goes down again. The key thing is to just feel that hunger feeling relatively often and it's usually a good sign. I get used to the hunger feeling after awhile, so it's not that big of an issue after that.

gumballindie 3y ago
Isnt this called intermittent fasting?
- ffwd 3y ago
  I didn't know that's what it was called but yes, it appears it is.
- andreareina 3y ago
  The hunger is more important than the fasting.
awestroke 3y ago
Do you ever have trouble sleeping due to feeling hungry?
- Filligree 3y ago
  Not OP, but I have trouble sleeping if I’m not hungry. The sensation itself disappears quickly when I lie down.
- ffwd 3y ago
  I actually sleep better when not eating before sleep. Sort of a bigger point about this - last year when I was losing a lot of weight I was eating around 1500 calories per day, and I felt pretty amazing ironically. Felt a lot more energetic and lighter, but I basically ate no fast food or any food I enjoy, and it was only this year when I started to be able to eat my favorite food I started to realize I feel a lot worse (basically a little more bloated, heavier, not as energetic) when eating it (things like pizza, burgers, etc). I had to stop with chips and chocolate completely though. But my point is it feels like that's sort of the issue I'm dealing with right now is not eating much at all reduced my appetite to almost nothing, but I basically had to stop eating any food I enjoy (like pizza, burgers, etc), so I had to choose between food not being a part of my life much (and get stable blood sugar), or eat unhealthy in periods and then feel worse. I haven't come up with a perfect solution but I felt like I couldn't give up the food so... Edit: Also by the way, regarding sleeping hungry directly, my motivation was that I knew I was losing weight or "accomplishing the goal" when doing it, so mentally I felt good about feeling hungry. I couldn't wait till the next day came around and I had slept and knocked off those hours up until 9 am.
- taskforcegemini 3y ago
  was my first thought as well. I find it difficult to fall asleep on an empty stomach
prmph 3y ago
Is it really a feeling of hunger, or high-calorie withdrawal symptoms?
- ffwd 3y ago
  In 2022 it was definitely hunger as I stopped eating high calorie stuff completely. But that level of eating was unsustainable and only possible because of the health issue I was forced to. I was basically thinking about food 24/7. However after I started eating less healthy food it definitely can be. That's the issue I have atm, giving up food I enjoy vs feeling high calorie withdrawal (at least relatively, I eat a lot less now than before).
appplication 3y ago
I’ve never struggled to keep a healthy weight (always have been athletic), but your thoughts here are consistent with my general experience. I spend a lot of time hungry. I feel like it’s normal and healthy to be hungry, and less normal to always have to actually do something about it. I also am not really familiar with most junk food. Growing up, we never had snacks in the house, or sugary drinks. I think there is likely a very real correlation to the habits you learn around unhealthy foods when you’re young and your ability to not be tempted by these later in life.

by ffwd 3y ago

gumballindie 3y ago

Isnt this called intermittent fasting?

ffwd 3y ago
I didn't know that's what it was called but yes, it appears it is.
andreareina 3y ago
The hunger is more important than the fasting.

awestroke 3y ago

Do you ever have trouble sleeping due to feeling hungry?

Filligree 3y ago
Not OP, but I have trouble sleeping if I’m not hungry. The sensation itself disappears quickly when I lie down.
ffwd 3y ago
I actually sleep better when not eating before sleep. Sort of a bigger point about this - last year when I was losing a lot of weight I was eating around 1500 calories per day, and I felt pretty amazing ironically. Felt a lot more energetic and lighter, but I basically ate no fast food or any food I enjoy, and it was only this year when I started to be able to eat my favorite food I started to realize I feel a lot worse (basically a little more bloated, heavier, not as energetic) when eating it (things like pizza, burgers, etc). I had to stop with chips and chocolate completely though. But my point is it feels like that's sort of the issue I'm dealing with right now is not eating much at all reduced my appetite to almost nothing, but I basically had to stop eating any food I enjoy (like pizza, burgers, etc), so I had to choose between food not being a part of my life much (and get stable blood sugar), or eat unhealthy in periods and then feel worse. I haven't come up with a perfect solution but I felt like I couldn't give up the food so... Edit: Also by the way, regarding sleeping hungry directly, my motivation was that I knew I was losing weight or "accomplishing the goal" when doing it, so mentally I felt good about feeling hungry. I couldn't wait till the next day came around and I had slept and knocked off those hours up until 9 am.
taskforcegemini 3y ago
was my first thought as well. I find it difficult to fall asleep on an empty stomach

prmph 3y ago

Is it really a feeling of hunger, or high-calorie withdrawal symptoms?

ffwd 3y ago
In 2022 it was definitely hunger as I stopped eating high calorie stuff completely. But that level of eating was unsustainable and only possible because of the health issue I was forced to. I was basically thinking about food 24/7. However after I started eating less healthy food it definitely can be. That's the issue I have atm, giving up food I enjoy vs feeling high calorie withdrawal (at least relatively, I eat a lot less now than before).

appplication 3y ago

I’ve never struggled to keep a healthy weight (always have been athletic), but your thoughts here are consistent with my general experience. I spend a lot of time hungry. I feel like it’s normal and healthy to be hungry, and less normal to always have to actually do something about it. I also am not really familiar with most junk food. Growing up, we never had snacks in the house, or sugary drinks. I think there is likely a very real correlation to the habits you learn around unhealthy foods when you’re young and your ability to not be tempted by these later in life.